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Data ResourceIsabella Geriatric Center is located in upper Manhattan and has been providing long-term care services to the surrounding neighborhood since 1875. Isabella engaged the Capstone team to identify resident data that is pertinent to specific departments and …
Capstone Projects
Data ResourceIsabella Geriatric Center is located in upper Manhattan and has been providing long-term care services to the surrounding neighborhood since 1875. Isabella engaged the Capstone team to identify resident data that is pertinent to specific departments and …
Capstone Projects
Development of a New Five-Year Strategic PlanThe Centre for Human Development and Social Transformation (CHDST) is a Nigerian-based organization aimed at achieving peace in the Rivers and Delta states through training and engaging youth, teachers, and community leaders on peaceful conflict …
Stories
Bloomberg Fellows discuss media and politics with New York’s industry leadersThe media’s influence on public discourse—a pressing topic of our time—was the focus of a special conversation amongst industry leaders and NYU Wagner’s Georgina and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Service Fellows last week. The panel, How the Media Shapes …
Faculty Profile
Brian Elbel… has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Agency for …
Capstone Projects
Improving Supply Procurement on Nursing UnitsFor years, nurses have struggled with balancing bedside service, direct patient care, teaching, and an array of other daily tasks. Several studies have shown that nurses can spend seventeen percent or more of their shift administering medications, which …
Faculty Profile
Rachel SwanerRachel Swaner is the Vice President of Policy, Research, & Advocacy at the Community Service Society, leading a team fighting for economic, racial, and social justice and upward mobility for all New Yorkers. She was previously the Senior Director of …
Capstone Projects
Mandatory Medicaid Managed Care-Phase I Analysis, Impact, and ProjectionsThe Capstone team was asked to examine the impact that Mandatory Medicaid Managed Care enrollment has had on the Gouverneur Diagnostic and Treatment Center (GDTC) Medicaid population base. A 1000 patient cohort of GDTC Medicaid recipients residing within …
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Cost-Benefit Comparative Analysis Between Incarceration and Alternative-to IncarcerationThe Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES) is the largest nonprofit alternative-to-incarceration agency in New York State. CASES is interested in demonstrating its cost-effectiveness as a strategy for securing adequate public …
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Citizen participation in planning and budgeting in the newly-devolved Kenyan countiesThe Agile Harmonized Assistance for Devolved Institutions (AHADI) is a USAID-funded program in Kenya designed to strengthen and enable local governments to implement the mandates of devolution as highlighted in the 2010 Constitution of Kenya. Citizen …
Faculty Profile
Chong-Lim LeeChong-Lim Lee is the Senior Director for Programs at Synergos, a global network building trust and collaboration to address complex issues of poverty, social injustice, and climate change. Chong-Lim helps establish and grow in-country programs for …
Capstone Projects
Assessing the Safe Youth Worldwide Initiative in South Africa and the Dominican Republic and Strengthening MSCIs Organizational Capacity Building Technical Assistance for Partner Organizations in DeveloMargaret Sanger Center International (MSCI) seeks to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights worldwide by strengthening local partners in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Pacific. The Capstone team worked with MSCI to enhance …
Capstone Projects
Assessing the Safe Youth Worldwide Initiative in South Africa and the Dominican Republic and Strengthening MSCIs Organizational Capacity Building Technical Assistance for Partner Organizations in DeveloMargaret Sanger Center International (MSCI) seeks to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights worldwide by strengthening local partners in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Pacific. The Capstone team worked with MSCI to enhance …
Faculty Profile
Anthony KovnerAnthony R. Kovner, Professor Emeritus of Public and Health Management, is an organizational theorist by training. His research interests include health services management and governance. He has been a senior manager in two hospitals, a nursing home, a …
Capstone Projects
INCREASING IMPACT BY IDENTIFYING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR KEY INTERNATIONAL ISSUES The Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens (BKMC) is committed to promoting human dignity and protecting the planet. With support from corporate funding, BKMC highlights international issues in the areas of climate and sustainability, public health, and …
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Preserving New Jersey’s Industrial Heritage: A Business Feasibility Study Assessing the Restoration and Reuse of the Hackensack WaterworksRecognized by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as one of the eleven most endangered historic places in the United States, the Hackensack Water Works is a monument to New Jersey’s industrial past. Since its donation to Bergen County in 1993, …
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From ProjectBased to MissionDriven: The Challenges of a PeaceBuilding Organization in the Niger DeltaThe Centre for Human Development and Social Transformation (CHDST) was formed in 2005 to implement community development projects in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. CHDST requested that the Capstone team perform an organizational assessment and create …
News
Alumni Spotlight: Alvin Irby (MPA-PNP 2015)Alvin Irby (MPA-PNP 2015), Founder and Executive Director, Barbershop Books Alvin is the founder and executive director of Barbershop Books , a national literacy nonprofit that partners with neighborhood barbershops to help Black boys and other children …
News
Two Wagner Students Named to APPAM Student Leader Positions… the organization's agenda. Brang’s doctoral research centers around public finance and retirement policy. …
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Strengthening International Policy Initiatives in Transitional JusticeFounded in 2001, the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) works to redress and prevent the most severe violations of human rights by confronting legacies of mass abuse. This work entails informing international policymakers of best …
News
New Report Explores How Cities and 'Anchor Institutions' Can Collaborate… In 2015 it is 'anchor institutions'—universities, medical centers and hospitals—that are the obvious partner for city …
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Development of a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Compliance PlanThe Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS) provides supportive housing and social services, including job-training and placement, technical assistance, and case management, as well as on-site health assessment, psychiatric services, and substance …
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Strategic Planning for the National African Immigrant & Refugee Women’s NetworkThree years ago, Sauti Yetu Center for African Women founded the National African Immigrant & Refugee Women’s Network (NAIRWN). This Network is comprised of African women who live across the United States, and aims to improve the lives of African refugee …
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Benchmarking Transit Improvement Processes in Megacities of the Developing World"Mayor Bloomberg's introduction of PlaNYC 2030 represented a pivotal moment for the future strategy of New York City. Developed out of the recognition that the City's infrastructure, particularly its transit system, is too old to accommodate an expected …